Young people who experiment with alcohol are more likely to get into other risky behaviors, such as smoking, abusing drugs and shoplifting according to new study from Great Britain.

Researchers from the National Center for Social Research studied 15,000 British teenagers and found that 55 percent had tried alcohol before age 14 years old, and 85 percent by 17 years old. Girls were more likely to experiment with alcohol than boys. White, nonreligious, and affluent teenagers were more likely to drink than children from low income homes.
 

Labels: drug use, alcohol, behaviors

Posted By: Adolescent Substance Abuse